Mets thinned-out bullpen comes through in win over Diamondback

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Without Jorge Lopez in the bullpen following the right-hander not to mention Edwin Diaz, , and Brooks Raley, who after undergoing UCL reconstruction on his elbow an already threadbare Mets relief core is now even thinner. But the trio of Adrian Houser, Danny Young and Reed Garrett provided a huge a sist in . They combined to throw four scorele s, hitle s innings. Mets pitcher Reed Garrett throws in the ninth inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST Garrett, who pitched poorly in his previous three outings, picked up the save in the ninth. Its a testament to who we are, Garrett said. Losing [Diaz] is tough. Hes one of the best in Bret Boone Jersey the game, but its an opportunity for everyone else. Explore More That includes Houser, who pitched well in relief again. With two shutout innings Thursday, Houser has given up just one run over six innings in his past two appearances, . That came after the right-hander had another ugly start. Hes a profe sional, Mendoza said. Right now hes in the pen and getting big outs. Young, a lefty, was recalled from Triple-A Syracuse to take Lopezs spot and struck out two in his one inning of work. Mets pitcher Danny Young throws in the eighth inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST Francisco Alvarez began a rehab a signment with Double-A Binghamton on Thursday, from surgery in April to repair a torn ligament in his left thumb, and almost immediately hit an opposite-field homer. The blast came in his second at-bat in his first game back. The catchers progre s has so far gone faster than expected. He also walked and played five innings behind the plate. Delivering insights on all things Amazins Sign up for Inside the Mets by Mike Puma, exclusively on Sports+ Thank you By clicking above you agree to the and . Enjoy this Post Sports+ exclusive newsletter! Alvarez said he will wear a splint on his left hand to see how it reacts. Tomas Nido and Omar Narvaez have split time at catcher in Alvarezs absence. A day after the Mets , all four members of the infield were out working early before the game. Pete Alonso, Jeff McNeil, Mark Vientos and Brett Baty were on the field pregame with infield coach Mike Sarbaugh and bench coach John Gibbons, working on double plays. The decision to hold early infield drills was made by Sarbaugh, Lindor said, but he was pleased it happened. Francisco Lindor celebrates a home run in the third inning. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST Its not like we had a team meeting [Wednesday] night and then said [Thursday], were going to do extra infield, Lindor said. But [Sarbaugh] wanted to do it and it was good that we were out there, doing the work. As for the players-only meeting, Mendoza said he was not aware of the meeting before it happened, but was pleased the team called it. I like the fact they got together, Mendoza said. Its important for them to let it all out. We talk about accountability here. And since several players spoke about po sible changes in the proce s both individually and as a team Mendoza added, Were always looking for ways to improve. Its not for lack of effort. This is a game of adjustment. Kevin Mitchell Jersey Click here Click here Click here